Doctor Elías Morán, a gastroenterologist, spoke about the risks involved in the abusive consumption of analgesics, a habit that is observed in patients with chikungunya, who go through pictures of a lot of pain.
In this regard, he explained that, in general, In addition to the unwanted effect of damage to the gastric and intestinal mucosa, which can lead to gastritis, there is also a danger of damage to the small intestine and even the colon, producing lesions, ulcers or even digestive bleeding.
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“You should always consult a professional, we cannot tell the patient to endure the pain and that’s it, but, for this reason, an antacid is usually given, an acid pump inhibitor to protect the gastric mucosa and avoid consequences”, indicated Dr. Morán, in an interview with 1080 AM.
The gastroenterologist said that also there are other types of analgesics that are prescribed, but all of them are prescribed by rheumatology specialists or by a general practitioner.
In the last three weeks, there were 13,010 cases of chikungunya, of which 50% correspond to Asunción and Central. To date, the deceased total 60.
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